POOLCON B is designed for use by tramp pools operating in the dry and liquid bulk trades under contracts of affreightment, spot or time charters to third parties. It governs the relationship between owners entering their ships into the pool and the pool managers and regulates administrative and proc... Please follow the link to continue reading.
POOLCON A is designed for use by tramp pools operating in the dry and liquid bulk trades under contracts of affreightment, spot or time charters to third parties. The purpose of the agreement is to achieve the benefits of efficiency for users and their customers without creating restrictions on trad... Please follow the link to continue reading.
Refund guarantees are an integral part of a shipbuilding project. Whilst they are not part of the shipbuilding contract as such, it is unlikely that any ship building contract would be signed if there was no such guarantee for the buyer. The refund guarantee is often regarded as the “financial corne... Please follow the link to continue reading.
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QEL and QEL (SHORTFORM) are two standard Quiet Enjoyment Letters (QELs) for use in ship financing transactions. The two QELs are intended for bareboat and time charter parties as well as ship leasing structures and complement the suite of BIMCO term sheets for ship financing (SHIPTERM and SHIPTERM S... Please follow the link to continue reading.
The latest edition of this contract is CREWMAN A (cost plus fee) 2009.
The BIMCO Bunker Terms 2018 is a standard contract for the purchase and supply of marine fuels to ships. This edition also includes the LNG Bunker Annex published in May 2023. Copyright in the BIMCO Bunker Terms 2018 and the Annex is held by BIMCO.
The Americanized Welsh Coal Charter was published by the Association of Shipbrokers and Agents (USA) Inc. and recommended by BIMCO. The latest edition of this contract is AMWELSH 93.
The purpose of the BIMCO Contract Authenticity Clause is to encourage parties issuing contracts based on a BIMCO form to agree to use one obtained from an authorised source (such as SmartCon).
The North American Grain Charter Party was issued by the Association of Ship Brokers and Agents (USA) and recommended by BIMCO. The latest edition of this contract is NORGRAIN 89.
